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Reading comprehension lesson 12: Class 3 practice test · Set 782 · 12 questions
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Reading tip (Prove it from the passage): Read the passage and see what kind it is. Find the key word of the question in the passage. Choose the option that the line proves.

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  1. 1.Last Sunday, Ishaan and Zoya visited the city zoo with their class. First, they saw a pair of tigers resting in the shade. Next, they watched the elephants spray water with their trunks. Zoya’s favourite was the peacock, which opened its tail like a fan. Ishaan liked the noisy monkeys best. Before leaving, the teacher told them never to feed the animals.

    With whom did Ishaan and Zoya visit the zoo?
    (a) their parents (b) their neighbours (c) their class (d) their uncle
  2. 2.Aisha baked a cake for her mother’s birthday with help from her father. She mixed flour, sugar, eggs and milk in a big bowl. Her father put the cake in the oven. While they waited, Aisha made a card with a drawing of a sunflower. When her mother came home, Aisha shouted, “Surprise!” Her mother hugged her and said it was the best gift ever.

    What did Aisha draw on the card?
    (a) a cake (b) a sunflower (c) a balloon (d) a rose
  3. 3.Grandpa: Shreya, do you know why we celebrate Pongal?
    Shreya: Is it a harvest festival, Thatha?
    Grandpa: Yes. Farmers thank the Sun and the cattle for a good crop.
    Shreya: What do we cook on Pongal day?
    Grandpa: We boil rice with milk and jaggery in a new pot until it spills over.
    Shreya: I love that sweet pongal!

    In what kind of pot is the rice boiled?
    (a) an old pot (b) a steel glass (c) a clay lamp (d) a new pot
  4. 4.Coach: Team, the final match is on Saturday.
    Zara: Coach, what time should we come?
    Coach: Be at the ground by eight o’clock in the morning.
    Vinay: Should we bring our own water?
    Coach: Yes, and wear the blue team shirts.
    Zara: We will practise hard every evening till then.

    What colour shirts should the team wear?
    (a) green (b) blue (c) white (d) red
  5. 5.Tenzin lives in a hilly town in Sikkim. His school is at the top of a steep hill. Every day, he walks up with his friends, talking and laughing. In winter, the path is covered with fog, so they walk slowly and carefully. Tenzin says the walk keeps his legs strong. He also loves the view of the snowy mountains from the school gate.

    What can Tenzin see from the school gate?
    (a) a railway station (b) a big river (c) the sea (d) snowy mountains
  6. 6.Grandpa: Shreya, do you know why we celebrate Pongal?
    Shreya: Is it a harvest festival, Thatha?
    Grandpa: Yes. Farmers thank the Sun and the cattle for a good crop.
    Shreya: What do we cook on Pongal day?
    Grandpa: We boil rice with milk and jaggery in a new pot until it spills over.
    Shreya: I love that sweet pongal!

    Whom do farmers thank at Pongal?
    (a) the birds (b) the Sun and the cattle (c) the rain and rivers (d) the trees
  7. 7.Kavya’s grandmother lives in a small village near Mysuru. Every summer holiday, Kavya travels there by train with her father. In the village, she wakes up to the sound of roosters. She helps her grandmother feed the cows and pick jasmine flowers. In the evenings, Ajji tells her stories under the starry sky. Kavya always feels sad when the holidays end.

    How does Kavya travel to the village?
    (a) by plane (b) by car (c) by train (d) by bus
  8. 8.Librarian: Which book are you returning, Daniel?
    Daniel: This storybook about a brave girl pilot.
    Librarian: Did you like it?
    Daniel: Yes, I loved it. Can I borrow another book by the same writer?
    Librarian: You can keep it for two weeks.
    Daniel: Thank you, I will return it on time.

    What does “borrow” mean here?
    (a) throw away (b) tear up (c) take and return later (d) buy and keep
  9. 9.Ants are tiny insects, but they are very strong. An ant can carry things much heavier than its own body. Ants live together in large groups called colonies. Some ants build their homes under the ground, with many rooms and tunnels. When an ant finds food, it leaves a smell trail. Other ants follow this trail to reach the food.

    How do other ants reach the food?
    (a) They follow the trail (b) They fly there (c) They dig a hole (d) They ask a bird
  10. 10.Akshara: Look at the long line of ants on the wall!
    Appa: They are carrying grains of sugar to their home.
    Akshara: How do they know where the sugar is?
    Appa: One ant finds it and leaves a smell trail for the others.
    Akshara: Should we spray them?
    Appa: No, just close the sugar jar tightly and they will go away.

    Where is the line of ants?
    (a) in the jar (b) on the floor (c) on the table (d) on the wall
  11. 11.Gurpreet found a wallet on the pavement outside the vegetable market. Inside, there was some money and a card with a name and address. Gurpreet did not keep the money. With his elder brother, he went to the address and rang the bell. An old man opened the door and was very happy to see his lost wallet. He thanked the boys and gave them a box of sweets.

    What was inside the wallet besides money?
    (a) a photo (b) a ticket (c) a key (d) a card
  12. 12.Butterflies begin their life as tiny eggs on leaves. A caterpillar hatches from each egg. The caterpillar eats leaves all day and grows bigger and bigger. Then it makes a hard case around itself called a pupa. Inside the pupa, the caterpillar slowly changes. After some days, a beautiful butterfly comes out and flies away.

    What hatches from a butterfly egg?
    (a) a caterpillar (b) a bee (c) a butterfly (d) a worm

Answer key

  1. their class
  2. a sunflower
  3. a new pot
  4. blue
  5. snowy mountains
  6. the Sun and the cattle
  7. by train
  8. take and return later
  9. They follow the trail
  10. on the wall
  11. a card
  12. a caterpillar

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